Resources for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration
(www.fpandhiv.org <http://www.fpandhiv.org/> )

(See a demonstration of the site at  the Constella-Futures booth
(B-237)  at the International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada, August
13-18, 2006) 
 
Since its launch in June 2005, the Resources for Family Planning and
HIV/AIDS Integration Web site (www.fpandhiv.org
<http://www.fpandhiv.org/> ) has grown to include over 400
expert-selected resources, many of which can be downloaded as full text
or ordered. The site can be accessed for free and no longer requires a
password log-on.
 
What Is the Resources for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration Web
Site?
 
The site is a comprehensive knowledge base for health professionals
working to integrate family planning and reproductive health services
with the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. 
 
What You Will Find

*	The latest research and evidence-based approaches to FP and
HIV/AIDS integration 
*	Materials documenting actual field program experiences with FP
and HIV integration, including contact information for ordering 
*	Practical tools for integrated service delivery that can be
adapted to various settings 
*	Featured Web sites, publications, and other new and emerging
integration resources 
*	FP and HIV integration meetings, presentations, and conference
highlights

What You Can Do With This Resource 

*	Quickly access a selected collection of materials reflecting the
latest thinking of the health community on integration of HIV and family
planning services 
*	See what other professionals are doing to develop and strengthen
integration policies, guidelines, practices, and service delivery 
*	Share your FP/HIV experiences with other professionals by
submitting case studies, evidence based practices, and lessons from the
field. 
*	Get answers to the key questions that health professionals are
asking about FP and HIV integration 

Find relevant documents, events, photos, and communications materials
all in one place
 
Key Topics 
 
Topics include the key technical approaches to integration, such as:

*	Family Planning and HIV Counseling and Testing 
*	Family Planning and Mother-to-Child-Transmission 
*	Contraception for HIV-Positive Women  

New in 2006
 
Here are a few examples of important resources added to the knowledge
base in 2006:
 
Best Kept Secret in PMTCT: Contraception to Avert Unintended Pregnancies
Global AIDSLink, May/June 2006
 
Increasing access to voluntary contraceptive services needs to be an
integral component of HIV prevention efforts if the UNGASS goal of
reducing infections in infants is to be met.
 
Target of Opportunity Final Report: Meeting the Reproductive Health
Needs of HIV-Positive Women: Using Evidence to Advocate for Change
Policy Project, 2006
 
The Target of Opportunity activity was designed and implemented in
partnership with the International Community of Women Living with
HIV/AIDS (ICW) in South Africa and Swaziland to build HIV-positive
women's capacity to raise awareness of their reproductive health needs
by creating and implementing advocacy plans to reduce policy and
operational barriers at facility, community, and national levels. 
 
Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programs for Youth: The Essential Elements
Framework in Action
Margaret Sanger Center International (MSCI), 2005
 
In 2002, UNFPA invited Margaret Sanger Center International to help
design an approach that would help local NGOs [and governments and/or
private enterprises] throughout the world to expand, replicate or
improve their youth-focused HIV prevention programs. The framework
provides for assessment, a process of identifying and building capacity
in those areas that need most attention, and a system for monitoring and
evaluating the progress and results of the program. The Essential
Elements Framework has three dimensions: guiding approaches, program
strategies and managerial practices.

See a Demonstration at the International AIDS Conference, Toronto,
Canada, August 13-18, 2006
 
Visit the Constella-Futures booth  (B-237) at the International AIDS
Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 13-18, 2006, to see a demonstration
of the Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration Web site. Learn how to
get the best search results. Network with other professionals working in
family planning and HIV/AIDS Integration. Bring your memory stick and
download full-text resources to take home.
 
Contact 
 
We welcome your comments and contributions. Please contact
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The Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration Web site (www.fpandhiv.org
<http://www.fpandhiv.org/> ) was jointly developed by the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and
Constella Group, LLC under the INFO Project. Additional support provided
by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The David and Lucile
Packard Foundation.

 

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Theresa Norton

Associate Editor

The INFO Project

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication
Programs

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